WhatsApp states will disappear

You may not know it, but WhatsApp profile statuses is the most important part of the application. That phrase that is usually used to say if one is available or to reproduce a famous quote or that represents the current situation of the user was the key to why WhatsApp today is the messaging application that it is. Its reason for being and what, foreseeably, will mark the next era of the most widely used messaging tool in the world.And no, we are not exaggerating to sell a motorcycle.

The latest leaks show that WhatsApp will put an end to its mythical although diminished status function The reason? The arrival of your new social network Something that has been rumored for a few days and that is committed to giving a twist to this application that could no longer be called exclusively “messaging”. And it is that the WhatsApp States will go from being a mere text phrase in the profile, to a kind of Instagram Story adapted to the application that everyone uses.

According to WABetaInfo, account in charge of analyzing in detail each new update of WhatsApp , the states of this tool will disappear soon.Thus, even if you visit the Profile section of the application, you can only viewer and change the photo and name of the user's account, not their status Of course, in return, we'll gain a feature that currently seems to be taking off in other apps.

WhatsApp States

For a few days, a new function has been discovered hidden among the code of the latest beta or test versions of WhatsApp It It deals with the WhatsApp States, and consists of a kind of social network within the messaging application. A section where update thoughts, phrases, experiences, moments and everything you want share with other contacts Of course, with a notable limitation that focuses on 24 hours After said time, all these shared detailsdisappear forever

The idea is simple, and seems to drink directly from what Instagram has done with their stories (another copy of the concept ofSnapchat). Thus, according to the data known so far and not corroborated by WhatsApp, it would be possible to publish messages, photos, and videos in a new tab of the application called Estado The contents would be public for the rest of the application's contacts, although there would beoptions to set privacy

After 24 hours, the contents self-destruct without leaving a trace. Of course, while this time is happening, users can see them by clicking on the left side of the screen to see the previous shared state, or on the right for the next one. An activity that, of course, leaves your mark, being able to see who has seen these shared statuses

States, the origin of WhatsApp

Many of the security problems of WhatsApp are due to their origin, which was very different from what it is today tool. And it is that Jan Koum and Brian Acton did not have in mind to create a messaging application when abandoned Yahoo WhatsApp, in its beginnings, it was just a tool that added a status bar to phonebook contacts to know if they were available for a call or not Bit by bit Little by little, users began to use this line of text to post funny messages or expressions Before the reef, the creators of WhatsApp decided to evolve the tool and focus on messaging. Then came fame, although the history of WhatsApp has continued to change over the years. After visual improvements, calls have also arrived and, now, video callsWill a mini social network be the next milestone for this application?